The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-09-15
Maine Matters
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE srArf
MAKING THE CONNECTION.

MAKING THE CONNECTION.
1t is reported that the plan for the connection
between the Bangor and PiscalaquiS and tn,
canadian Pacific Railways al Greenville. as sub
mittcd by H. {. Lunn>dcr. {. E.. of the latter
road. has been substantially agreed upon. an,
the roads will be connected according to that
Ii pro, i,es Tor Il branch TO leave the main lin,
20d feet this side OF the station al Grecnvill,
and curves TO the left. joining the CANADIAN
'ncic 1900 feet away. The track of this roat
vlpsNus the Pi>cata Ili> - feet above grade
ald the branch will therefore lie on an up grad,
of about IS feet to the mile. This is heavy, con
.itiering the difficult place for making the con
ucelion. AT the place where the branch strike
the Canadian Pacific there will be Il station ;.!i'
SIDE tracks. It is estimated that the cost o
making Tie connection will he over $4,000. anC
according 10 the act of the Legislature this vii
Doe paid 10y the Canadian Pacific. and they viii
also he obliged TO maintain if. The cost of TAX
in" the business over this branch from one roat
10 another Will be cla>scd as operating eNpen
SOS. and it is understood that this will he equal
Is divided between the two roads. W DIRK on thu
connection will begin at once.
THE CLOSE OF Tii!: STATE FAIR.
Reports OF the >econd and third days of th'
>tate Fair n Lewiston are given i'll the Maine
news on the first page. Friday was the las
day, aud there Were 1000 people on 1h'
grounds. The grand cavaicade of prize ami
,aa> was beautiful sight. The tlniinishe,
four-year-od race was won by JicoDic. tim
2.;.i. The 2.4G class WAS won by Renuie T., ID
p. \. second. ihe pacing WAS won hy Ariel
Drlgo Maid second, Dan Mace third. The Zee
torall was eNeling. star Gaze won The lir>
two heats and Maud l.. the two following
The crowd fingered to the ia-t ana amid vii,
cheering Maud l.. secured The last heat.
BpDwELL GRANITE GO. ". DAVIS TIIL>oN
4 hearing was in progress at torkland las
week before hief Justice John A. Peters
Hon. John J.. Cutler of Bangor. and Hon
Geo. 4. Il. jackson of Portland. as a board o
referees under order of The :. J. Court. in
slit of the Bodwcil Granite Company a%ain>
Davis Tillson, to recover payment of profit
on an interest IN the contract for cuttin.
granite tor the -. Louis Custom House ant
roStofiioc, sly, the Free Press. TLp amoun
involved i; iar-e. The BodYeli Company is
represented iw .. d. Baker. Esq. aitorne,
general; General Tllson by {. +. l;ttlelcld
ESQ. GOV Bodwell was the first witness
The hearing i, continued at Augusta his week
IL GENERAL.
General >pllen Counor is recovering from
severe attack of chronic disease contracted ii
the army.
Hon. Hannibal IIaniin has secured 4 ROOM a
Hotel LAFAYETTE PHILADELPHIA and will att, II,
the constitutional r,ehration
Rand y Avery. The well known Boston print
M house. have IN press / book OF poems hN
Sir. l.. f. ~tarrc,; HE popular md efficient
Clerk If Courts for knoX couuiy. The poem,
ate q portion of ON original and the remain
der translation + German writers.
From the h1rnh l.,n recently sent from
-nV"A' hlhGo ''' we hos on i'H'-iap olh>
Solir Nailpio >hecIs OF ahNPalef nave neti
ila"e iila' SION tAeeiIei cltiih- ruaiitle>
ne new material makes ! paper Vi lI@h
grtcn shade.
The theory is now a,lyanced HAT McNeallv
tne >"'o bank ihiel. HreNe 70 '"h;"ia. VIC
hHS'g?louI YOUNG men illfed Il Team al aleN
WIG u'>|aI OF laH' week ana nave hol bcel
seen ,inre. IL Is supposed that NfNtaIiE was
one OF them:
NJ meeting OF TIE stockholders OF ire ~
warts MHnufae'urlng company OF Au@iiNta
I;i>l Week. II Was No1ed lc build 10000 SPIN
Ole cotton mill provided the citizens of Angus
"a IN liie Valuation OF }ht property Tor taxa
non Ill :, fisure acceptable TO the directors.
ne cie'trlc ll@ht il;is ma'ie the @'ealrSt pos
>lniH iii III ne Sier' mere are "Ghihd' toi
many more iiGhts llla' can possibly be sHph'
ny 'he station ana thcy are commencing T.
'ik 0! increased lacilllies III re Sldpe OF ne"
~" iii'.i -httiIe" ''' "',-NhoM u
Cnn@re.gational n,,iI1it n N1rhj,s,iprt dnrii'',
tho past season. closed his labo:s there sunday
','',l ~ 9i!U pii7oi igoioSitu 'eiiii-
himself for 1hc ynrk Of thn ministry.
The first cncampmcnt and reunion of the
I,I y. Ei,, ,,,, T ,o"''', N'I
veterans. rrrrrsnn1inr .cyri, ,ro.ts. VIE il,
line. General b. i. Murray, of Pembroke. conn
:i'.i.,'''i- Nt"i - -'""'' "S'"l "a PORT '"i-
on the grounds.
Hon. Edward l.. Durham. of RoXhurv.
MISS. Il loiiiifi t'd>u!'l oi tt = to ana bHi-